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Shrove Tuesday (day before Ash Wednesday)Olney, BucksPancake Day Race Whit TuesdaySt. Ives, HuntsDicing for Bibles by local childrenFirst or second Saturday in MayIckwell Green, BedsMay Day Festival and Crowning of the May Queen June 4Eton College, Bucks'Speeches' and Procession of Boats on the ThamesJune 29 (Sunday following St. Peter's Day)Wingrave, BucksHay Strewing in Church Last Monday in SeptemberDunstable, BedsStatute FairNovember 11Fenny Stratford, BucksFiring the Fenny Poppers Midnight, first Sunday after November 12Broughton, NorthantsTin Can Band ParadeSaturday nearest St. Andrew's (Nov 30)Eton College, BucksWall Game

February 3 (St. Blaise's Day)St. Ethelreda's. Ely placeBlessing of the Throats Mid-February for three daysRoyal Albert HallEnglish Folk Dance and Song Society FestivalFebruary 20 (around)St. Botolph's, BishopgateSir John Cass Commemoration Service Thursday nearest March 31St. Clement Danes, StrandOranges and Lemons Children's ServiceGood FridayThe Widow Son's Pub, Devons RoadThe Widow's Bun Second Saturday in MayHayes CommonMerrie England May Queens' FestivalMay 21Tower of LondonCermony of the Lilies and the Rosed to commemorate the death of Henry IV Thursday after July 4Vintners' hall to Church of St. James, Garlick HillVintners' ProcessionFrom Monday in third week of JulyThe Thames between Blackfriars and HenleySwan-upping August 1 or nearLondon Bridge to Chelsea BridgeWatermen's RaceAugust 12-14MitchamMitcham Fair First Sunday in OctoberSt. Mary at Hill, EastcheapCostermongers' Harvest Festival

Good FridayLiverpool, LancsBurning Judas Good Friday, Easter Tuesday and following SaturdayWorkington, CumbUppies and DowniesEaster SaturdayBacup, LancsNutters' Dance Easter MondayPreston, LancsEgg RollingMay 1Knutsford, CheshireMay Day Ceremonies First Thursday in JuneNeston, CheshireClub Day ProcessionSaturday nearest July 2Ambleside, WestmldRushbearing Procession July 5St. Johns, Isle of ManTynwald CeremonyJuly, date usually depending on tidesPeel, Isle of ManViking Festival Saturday nearest to August 5Grasmere, WestmldRushbearing ProcessionThursday nearest to August 20Grasmere, WestmldAnnual Sports Third Saturday in SeptemberEgremont, CumbCrab FairAbout a fortnight around October 31Antrobus and Comberbach, CheshireSoul-Caking Play

January 25Scotland generallyBurns Night Around February 2Jedburgh, RoxburghJeddart Ba' GameMarch 1Lanark, LanarkWhuppity Stoorie Second week in JuneDumfries, DunfriesFestival of Good NeighboursUsually third week in JunePeebles, PeeblesBeltane Festival Third week in JuneMelrose, RoxburghMelrose FestivalSaturday in June depending on tidesCockenzie, East LothianChildren's Gala Day Friday and Saturday evenings, third week in JuneInnerleithen, PeeblesCleiking the DevilLast Friday in JulyLangholm, DumfriesCommon Riding Second week in AugustQueensferry, West LothianThe Burry man and Ferry FairThird Saturday in AugustIrvine, AyrMarymass Fair

Evening of January 11Burghead, MorayBurning the Clavie Saturday nearest June 12AberdeenHighland GamesUsually around June 12AberdeenRiding of the Marches Saturday in late JuneDundee, AngusHighland GamesUsually second Saturday in JulyTomintoul, BanffHighland Games Sunday in mid-JulyAikey Brae, near Old Deer, AberdeenAikey FairFourth Saturday in AugustStrathdon, AberdeenLonach Highland Gathering and Games Usually second week in SeptemberBraemar, AberdeenBraemar Highland Gathering and GamesEvening of December 31Stonehaven, KincardineSwinging the Fireballs

Last Tuesday in JanuaryLerwick, Mainland, ShetlandUp-Helly-Aa A Wednesday in AugustSt. Margaret's Hope, South Ronaldsay, OrkneyBoys' Ploughing MatchChristmas Day and New Year's DayKirkwall, Mainland, OrkneyBa' Game